Big Game Hunting
Gun you use for Deer Hunting
11/21/19 @ 2:16 PM
Not trying to start a debate or anything on what the best deer gun is. With WI's opening weekend starting on Saturday, just wondering what everybody will be using.
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Can't hunt this year because I broke my leg on Monday while walking in the woods. If I was hunting it would be with my BB gun...................... which of course stands for Belgium Browning, grade II, semi-auto in 30-06. Have used it for 40+ years and still shoots and looks great. Good Luck everyone.
To answer the question about my .270 Wby Mag: I think the recoil is very tolerable. However, my only frame of reference is comparing it to a 12 gauge slug gun.
I'm left-handed. When Waupaca county changed to allowing rifles 8 or so years ago, I began my quest for a rifle. I wanted something slightly above entry level, but not complete high end. I also wanted a caliber that would be effective for whitetail as well as elk, should I ever make it out west.
Hours of time over months of scouring gunbroker.com, and there she was: my Weatherby Mark V Accumark in .270. It is one flat shooting smoke thrower.
The rifle has two downsides:
1. It's long and heavy. But lighter = more kick, so I'm okay with it.
2. The ammunition options are very limited and outrageously expensive. I'm talking $3 - $4 every time you pull the trigger, which is just stupid.
That said, I shot a doe a few year back on a nice calm day. I had a very steady rest and had time. I held dead center in the boiler room and touched it off. She went down. When we got to her, my buddy ranged back to where I shot her from, and it was 330 some yards. The gun absolutely drives tacks.
All depends on my mood and the weather. My go to is a Remington BDL in .243. If it’s wet, I’ll sometimes use a 7mm 08 Remington SPS or Ruger M77 in .308. Sometimes I’ll take my little Marlin carbine in .41 mag.
This year I may rough it with my grandpa’s old Marlin .30-30 with iron sights. Or, might take the Smith 629 in .44 mag and try to get close.
A guy needs to have options!
NorthernExposure, your post hits home. Lost my father last year as well. He carried the Marlin 30-30 lever. I think those old lever action rifles are cool as heck. My condolences for your loss.
I have a date with the three 08 that my father bought me when I started deer hunting. Rem 788 bolt.
Have a safe hunt everyone!
I usually don't gun deer hunt anymore (go after ducks instead), but when I do, I shoot a Remington Model 4 in .270 Win, Redfield 3x9 Illuminator with Accutrac. My secondary rifle is a Marlin 336C in .30-30 Win.
the Jimmer,
I had a buddy in high-school named Jim who asked me what deer rifle he should purchase to deer hunt with. The recommendation was a Marlin 336 lever. His was also in .35 Remington.
Marlin lever in .35 Remington most likely. Will have my daughter out with my Winchester Ultimate Shadow in a .243. Through the week I will probably give the TC Encore a go, it’s chambered in .270 with iron sights. My favorite rifle that I’ve ever owned was a Remington Mdl 700 mountain rifle LSS in a .270. It had a gray laminated wood stock with stainless. A Beautiful rifle and a great shooter. Lots of mountain rifles out there but not many of the LSS. It took some really good bucks but met a bad end. Win some, lose some I guess.
Rem 74 in 30-06 for the past 30 years, since I was 16 years old. I cleaned up the old Marlin 30-30 lever action that hasn’t been shot in close to 30 years and plan on using that for drives this year. Hoping to take a deer with it, my father bought it when he was 18 and he past away last year.
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